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. 1993 Dec;48(12):1287–1288. doi: 10.1136/thx.48.12.1287

Pulmonary nodules due to reactive systemic amyloidosis (AA) in Crohn's disease.

T W Beer 1, C W Edwards 1
PMCID: PMC465004  PMID: 8303644

Abstract

Multiple nodules of AA (reactive systemic) amyloid were identified at necropsy in the lungs of a patient with Crohn's disease. No other organs were involved. Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis is usually caused by deposition of AL (primary) amyloid.

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